Forbes Nonsense, CBD Water & CBD Degradation?

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Came across this article about CBD water.

I agree that the current CBD water is a gimmick but there’s some things in this article that I’ve not heard before. Is this writer talking bull?

CBD “destabilizes when exposed to light or oxygen.”

“most likely rendered ineffective when it is exposed to light for an extended period of time, such as being stationary in a brightly-lit supermarket refrigerator or storage facility all day. CBD products should be kept out of direct light, in order for the CBD not to destabilize.”

“allowing oxygen and light to penetrate the container weakens the CBD, rendering it all but ineffective, quite quickly.”

“Cannabinoids are susceptible to degradation and specifically oxidization which is very concerning, as some of those degradants are toxic…purified or isolated CBD-THC are very unstable unless properly formulated”

Surely if these statements are true then the all the CBD isolate based products are just slowly degrading over time and making harmful toxins!?

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Amber Glass Jars could severely reduce degradation from light. I’ll guess cbd does degrade from light and oxygen. Again though, packaging can help address these concerns, such as airtight containers and amber glass or light resistant packaging.

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Doesn’t thc to a degree do that as well?

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Yes thx does degrade from increases in temp, exposure to light, and oxygen. I believe CBD is more stable than thc though.

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Thats what I thought. This article makes it sound like it just falls apart.

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It made it sound like lsd.

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But wait is cbd water saluable? Is cbd water really a thing? We should address that as well not just the stuff about the degradation of cbd

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CBD isn’t water soluble, they use a high sheer homogenizer and an emulsifier, usually polysorbate 80, to make ‘nano sized water soluble’ CBD crystals. The CBD still doesn’t dissolve but the emulsifier does and carries it with it. I’m in the UK and there seems to be a lot of interest in this water soluble CBD isolate. There’s a lot of marketing crap too.

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So technically CBD Water is a thing?

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At some point in the production of it there is CBD mixed with water in a bottle. So i guess so yes.

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CBD and THC need to be encapsulated in a liposome and homogenized to be water soluble/stable.

Edit: the liposomes can be spray dried into a powder that can be mixed with water.

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Thats interesting, maybe thats another way theyre doing it

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The whole encapsulation thing will get phased out pretty soon I think. Unless, studies are done which show some issue with this form of consumption.

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I’d be curious what modifications to the cannabinoid structure have to take place for the cannabinoids to become water soluble, and what change that modification may have on their effects.

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Read the patent, there’s a link to it in the article. The genes they switched make the plant attach a sugar to the cannabinoids.

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Soap haha

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CBD for sure degrades in solution… When I rested samples I made a few days before I can already see 4% drops in potency

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Wow thats crazy, does it matter what solution? I’m guessing that’s more the case for isolates not full spectrum oil?

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Good question, I’m going to set up stability studies soon on various products. This was an acetone mixture so maybe cannabinoids are more stable in emulsions, is something I want to test but my company doesn’t make em so it’s not going to happen in my end
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